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    commercial hives users

    You'll not go far wrong with commercials, they have plenty of brood space, and can be used with national bits and pieces: floors, excluders, crown boards, feeders and such like. When I used to live in Essex, between Southend and Chelmsford, I used to run about 12 commercials.
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    Top v bottom bee space

    Commercial Hives are most definitely 'bottom bee stance' as standard. This I know, as I used to have several colonies housed in them. In those days, as I used to work my bees along with two other beekeepers and their bees, when we decided to all convert our commercial hives to top bee space...
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    Which hive if you started from scratch?

    Told you I'd be lost, confused and in unfamiliar terittory!
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    Which hive if you started from scratch?

    I must admit, do find the concept behind the Warre Hive an interesting one, and yes, I wouldn't mind having a go with one and a small colony of bees, as a very interesting experiment. The only thing that would make me a bit cautious about a Warre compared to say a Langstroth, is I know what to...
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    Which hive if you started from scratch?

    As it happens, I am starting out again keeping bees. When I was in Essex, I used to house my bees in "commercial hives". These have the same outside dimensions as a "national", but because they don't have the silly long frame lugs, they have more brood area. Also, floors, roofs, crown...
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    Any Bees Going - Salisbury Area

    Hi, I'm in the Salisbury area, and was wondering if anyone has got any bees they would like to sell on rather than keep through the winter? If you do, PM me and I'm sure we can arrange something. David
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    New To Salisbury Area

    Hi I'm David I'm in the Salisbury Area, and am going to start keeping a few bees again. Nothing major this time, just start out with one hive, and perhaps go up to two hives at most. Used to have several hives, some years ago now, when I lived in Essex. Back in Essex, used to house my bees...
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